Events

College of Dental Medicine's Office of Access, Equity & Inclusion, School of Nursing's Diversity & Cultural Affairs, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons' Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs, and CUIMC Human Resources Department Presents:  A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos.  This session will focus on Academic Health System Partnerships to Reduce Latino Community Mistrust and Enhance Meaningful Community Engagement This webinar will be held on Wednesday October 13, 2021 6:30pm - 8:00pm. All are welcome to register via zoom and attend. Registration Link: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VHDkEkBBSOeM990fwLXTwg Dean Guilamo-Ramos joins us from Duke University School of Nursing. Dr. Guilamo-Ramos currently serves as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), the HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents and the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment, and he recently served on the NASEM Committee on Prevention and Control of STIs in the U.S. He has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and received the Hispanic Health Leadership Award from the National Hispanic Medical Association  

Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Work in Progress (WIP) Series Thursday, October 14 11:30 AM   PRESENTERS: John Christin/Michael Shen Lab Pietro Mazzara/Kristin Baldwin Lab   An opportunity for Columbia’s community at large to learn about ongoing stem cell works happening in the labs affiliated with CSCI, and for CSCI trainee to receive feedback from the community. Each event will include two presentations by trainees of 20-minutes each, with time afterward for Q&A.   For more info: ll3129@cumc.columbia.edu

On Friday, October 15th @ 11:00AM ET, we welcome Prof. Jim Wells from Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation as he presents, "Using human pluripotent stem cells to study development, diabetes and digestive disease." ABOUT THE SEMINAR Using human pluripotent stem cells to study development, diabetes and digestive disease Dr. Wells' research focuses on the processes by which gastrointestinal and endocrine organs form in the developing embryo and how they maintain systemic metabolic homeostasis. His work in developmental biology has provided the basis for the efforts to generate human cells and tissues from pluripotent stem cells. His lab has pioneered approaches to generate gastrointestinal (GI) tissue organoids of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, and colon from human pluripotent stem cells. His lab uses human organoids and mouse models to study endocrine control of digestion and metabolism, congenital defects of the digestive tract, and enteric pathogens. In addition, Dr. Wells and his colleagues are using organoids as a basis for tissue engineering efforts to generate functional tissues for transplantation.   ABOUT THE SPEAKER James Wells, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM); Cincinnati Research Foundation Endowed Professor, Division of Developmental Biology; Director for basic research, Division of Endocrinology; Allen Foundation Distinguished Investigator Dr. Wells is an endowed professor at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation. He is in the Division of Developmental Biology, is the Director for Basic Research in the Division of Endocrinology and is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine.   ABOUT THE 2021-2022 BME SEMINAR SERIES The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University is proud to host an annual weekly seminar series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering. The weekly series takes place on Friday mornings at 11:00AM Eastern and includes a variety of renowned academics from top universities to talk about their specific research and experience.

WEBINAR ONLY 1. Discussion of Federal funding agencies including the NIH and the other Dept. of Health and Human Services Public Health Service agencies, as well as other agencies that support biomedical research (e.g., the Dept. of Defense, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture). 2. Discussion of the different types of research funding mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and the different types of grants, e.g., those that provide comprehensive costs for the research project (e.g., R01), as compared to those provide funding for pilot projects (e.g., R03). 3. Discussion of the mission and the different types of career development programs (e.g., K01, K08, K23, K24) will be provided. 4. Discussion of the NIH review process specific for career development grant applications, including the role of NIH Institutes and Study Section review panels, deadlines, scoring system, Impact Scores, review criteria, and the allowed number of applications.